Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-29
DAILY HERALD.
SOUTHERN VINEYARDS.
The Annual Report Of viticultur-
M COmmissiOmer l.. J. Rose.

a1 Com missioner L.. y HOses
Viticultural Commissioner l.. j..
Rose of the Los Angeles, district has
Just completed his annual report for
the current year, and forwarded it to
viticultural headquarters in this city.
It contains many facts OF inter-
est relative to the wine interest in the
southern counties. George Rice, Sec
retary of the Horticultural Commits
sion Of Los Angeles, was employed by
Mr.. Rose in securing statistics and
general information.
The report states that "notwith-
standing the tendency throughout
Southern California to sub-divide large
tracts into smaller ones, and smaller
ones and some larger ones into lots,
find that the vine interest has moi
been neglected. The plant ng of cut.
tings last season was about seventeen
per cent. of all planted before. The
planting has been of the choicest va
rieties that experience has shown tc
be the best. Better arrangements fol
making grapes into wine and brandy
have been made, and more attention
given to detail. The grape and wine
growers are awake to the Importance
of the subject, and many expect to
continue to make wine and make 1t
most profitable.
''The crop for this year is exceed
ingly good, with every assurance of a
full crop. No damage has occurred
on account of frost, couture
or other causes, excepting
from some unknown disease that is
doing some harm in the neighborhood
Of Anaheim and Orange, of which l
speak further on. This years crop
will be 10 per cent. larger than last
seasons with the exceptions noted.
ALI varieties seem to have done we'll.
The Mission, as usual, is loaded. The
Zinfandel, also, continues to bear
heavily. The same might be
said Of all varieties, the Muscat
of Alexandria, of course,
excelling in Orange, Santa Ana ana
Riverside, and not succeeding along
the foothills, where but very few have
been planted"
In San Luis Obispo county vine
planting during the year has increased
about 20 per cent. over previous seas
Ons. Eighty acres altogether were
planted, and prior to that time there
we're about four hundred and seventy
two acres in vines. Zinfandel, Ber-
ger, Muscat and Mission were the
chief varieties planted.
In Santa Barbara county the plant
of 1886-87 was about two hundred
and twenty-five, making a total acre
age of vines to the county of ll25
acres. Muscat of Alexandria and
Mission are the chief varieties. A
full crop this season is assured,
Ventura county now has about four
hundred and fifty-six acres, with
Mission, Zinfandel and Muscat pre-
dominating. A much larger acreage
is promised the coming season. "Ven-
tura can make as good wine as can be
made in the State" is the language
of one of her intelligent citizens.
OF San Diego it is said: ''This coun-
ty has rallied around the bay and the
people are whooping up the real es-
tate boom. Many beautiful valleys in
the interior are waiting. About 1000
acres in the county are in vines.
ADOut on ptT CcilL VI last bcdSOu .
chanting was in vines for raisin max
ing."
In San Bernardino county, of 1880
acres in vines, 6l0 acres were planted
last season. Muscats, for raisins,
formed fully so per cent of last sea-
sons planting.
Los Angeles county now has a total
acreage of ZIG. There were about
one thousand five hundred and sixty
acres added last season. The varie-
ties are Mission, Malvoisie, Muscat,
Zinfandel and choice European varie-
ties.
The disease mentioned appeared
noticeably two or three years ago in
Orange and Anaheim, where
the vines seemed to die with
out cause. Professor Hilgard thought
it must be some climatic trouble that
would pass over in short time. En-
tire vines, roots and all, had been
sent to scientific men in Washington,
ID. c., and to others, but no one so
far has given a name or remedy.
That no phylloxera exists is certain,
but this new disease, whatever it is,
should have the attention of your
viticultural authorities.-[San Fran
cisco Bulletin.